Hainan Centre for the Performing Arts

Hainan Centre for the Performing Arts
**海南省歌舞剧院**
Hainan Centre for the Performing Arts; 海南省歌舞剧院;
General information
Type	Performing arts complex
Location	Haikou, Hainan, China
Construction started	March 2008
Completed	September 2010
Opened	1 October 2010
Cost	CN¥200,000,000
Technical details
Floor area	25,000 m2

The Hainan Song and Dance Theatre (Chinese: 海南省歌舞剧院; pinyin: Hǎinánshěng Gēwǔ Jùyuàn),^[1] formerly known as Hainan Centre for the Performing Arts is located at 68 Guoxing Avenue in Haikou, Hainan, China.^[2] The entire facility is 25,000 m², with an 8,253 m² auxiliary space, and a theatre space of 2,657 m². The venue can accommodate up to 1,230 people. The cost of construction was 200 million Chinese yuan.^[3]^[4]

The facility is one of three large, cultural infrastructure projects^[3] constructed around the same time on Guoxing Avenue alongside one another, the others being Hainan Provincial Museum and Hainan Provincial Library.

Construction of the theatre began in March 2008, was completed in September 2010, and the premiere was held on October 1st of the same year.^[1]^[4]